Hit a curb

lsone
08-19-2007, 09:03 PM
I hit a curb with my passenger front wheel and messed up alignment. The tie rod was bent so i replaced that and now the steering wheel is straight but I noticed that the wheel is still 1 inch closer to the center of the car then the drivers side wheel. The A-arm doesn't look bent could it be the spindle?

wrd1972
08-19-2007, 09:31 PM
The spindles are known to get bent when taking a hit.

lsone
08-19-2007, 09:55 PM
Would a bent spindle cause any other bent parts?

MeanGreen97Z
08-26-2007, 04:44 PM
It could.... possible upper A-arm damage. I'd get under there and look.

jclark311
08-26-2007, 09:04 PM
Sometimes its hard to see a bend in an A arm, the lower control arm moves in and out, about an inch on the K Member, by loosening those 2 big bolts, can you straighten this way? is the wheel on an angle? The fastest and easiest way to fix , is just throw on used A arms, and a spindle. If its a 93-97, you shoudnt have any trouble finding them cheap, or you could just do the LS1 brake upgrade, and buy a used lower control arm, most of the time you dont bend the top A arm, unless you really smacked that curb.